PrestoBlue® Cell Viability Reagent
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Rapid quantification of cell viability |
Compare Plate-based Viability Assays
| Fastest live assay | Most widely used live assay | Economical live assay | Most economical | Water-soluble alternative to MTT | |||||
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Plate-based Product Comparison |
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| Assay Type | Resazurin based |
Resazurin based |
Resazurin based |
Tetrazolium based |
Tetrazolium based |
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| Workflow | Single addition | Single addition | Weigh powder, prepare solution + single addition | Weigh powder, prepare solutions + two additions | Weigh powder, prepare solutions + two additions | ||||
| Incubation time | > = 10 minutes | 1-4 hours | 4 hrs | >= 2 hours | 2-4 hours | ||||
| Detection Method | Absorbance or Fluorescence | Absorbance or Fluorescence | Absorbance or Fluorescence | Absorbance | Absorbance | ||||
| Cell Format | Live | Live | Live | Lysis/Endpoint | Lysis/Endpoint | ||||
| Compatible with Phenol Red |
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| Sensitivity | 12 cells/well | 50 cells/well | 100 cells/well | 1,000 cells/well | 1,000 cells/well | ||||
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Spectrophotometer,
Microplate Reader |
Spectrophotometer,
Microplate Reader |
Spectrophotometer,
Microplate Reader |
Spectrophotometer,
Microplate Reader |
Spectrophotometer,
Microplate Reader |
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| Price per 96-well plate | $$ | $$ | $ | $ | $$ | ||||
| Order now | Order now | Order now | Order now | Order now |
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alamarBlue® is a registered trademark of Trek Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
